Empowering young people to influence & be heard on issues important to them @childrensociety working alongside young people, building a society for all children
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We are in London today with our Young influencers from @Oasis_UK for something very exciting later today! Spending the morning prepping and creating! More to come… 👀
Very excited to be outside Parliament calling on the Government to implement a national wellbeing measure for young people! We measure grades and attendance yet not their wellbeing.
#measurewhatmatters
We had a great few days with young people from across the Children’s Charities coalition. We’ve explored their skills, what connects them and planned what they want to tell decision makers at Party Conference later this year! Excited to see how plans develop in the coming weeks.
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It's the 25th anniversary of the #YoungCarersFestival- the largest festival in the world for young people with caring responsibilities - organised with @YMCAFG.
Anya shares the challenges young people face and how important the festival is to them: childrenssociety.org.uk/what…
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Lovely and encouraging to see our chair Bishop Libby Lane discussing the #ChildrensWellbeingAndSchoolsBill in the House of Lords yesterday👇
We're encouraged by the mentions of the national wellbeing measurement in the House of Lords yesterday. The #ChildrensWellbeingAndSchoolsBill must enable more informed & effective methods to improve young people’s wellbeing.
Watch our Chair, Bishop Libby Lane 👇
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We’re buzzing from an incredible day at the #LondonMarathon.
85 superstars ran the iconic 26.2 mile course in support of The Children’s Society – an amazing achievement!
Thank you so much for all the hard work and dedication to the hope and happiness of young people 🧡💫
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A privilege for us @childrensociety to work with an inspiring group of young people from @Oasis_UK Academy in Southampton, and hear them share their stories about the impact of poverty with a group of MPs.
We need the government child poverty strategy to deliver real change
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Yesterday, we hosted an event in Parliament with
@OasisLordshill @Oasis_UK
to present our report: A Chance at Childhood.
Oasis students shared their insights and recommendations for the report, to our government. Voicing how we must end child poverty, together.📢
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Incredibly proud today! Huge well done to our fantastic students from Oasis Academy Lord’s Hill for sharing the experiences and concerns of young people as part of the Children's Society important report. 👏 #StudentVoice #ChildPoverty #CostOfLiving #proud #kind #determined – at London, England
Such a great day in Parliament launching a new report and supporting these incredible young people who we have been working with over the last 6 months. Not only did they inform the report, they spoke so powerfully today about the impact that child poverty has on young people!
We’re in parliament today with some of our @OasisAcademies students. This afternoon, they will sharing their insights as part of a joint report published by @childrensociety offering recommendations for the Government’s child poverty strategy. #NOLO
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Nearly 40,000 children experienced a wait of 2 years+ for support. Hannah could run around the world 5x in that time.
In the second episode following Hannah’s journey to the #LondonMarathon, she visits Time for young people in Newham - our emotional wellbeing support space⭐️
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Watch her full journey here: childrenssociety.org.uk/hann…
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Teenagers are facing a complex mix of challenges, pushing their wellbeing to a concerning low.
Aged 19, Hannah has advocated for more safe spaces for teenagers to get support since 2021.
Now, she’s taking her support a step further by running the #LondonMarathon
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Hannah's story and advocacy is so motivating🏃♀️
Teenagers are facing a complex mix of challenges, pushing their wellbeing to a concerning low.
Aged 19, Hannah has advocated for more safe spaces for teenagers to get support since 2021.
Now, she’s taking her support a step further by running the #LondonMarathon
It was a pleasure to be part of the Anti-bullying roundtable at @educationgovuk today. It was great to be able to give young people from @OasisSholing @HubEastSoton the opportunity to share their views with the department, alongside young people from other organisations/schools.
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Women Unlocked Mentoring Programme mentoring in York and North Yorkshire helps young women (ages 16-24) achieve their goals in education, careers, and beyond. Participants will also work on a campaign to raise awareness of VAWG.
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We have loved working on this campaign with young people at the centre. The impact report highlights just how much was achieved for and with young people, as well as everything we are still striving for going forward! The campaign may have come to an end, but the work continues!
#ChildrenAtTheTable with @barnardos, @NSPCC, @actnforchildren, and @ncbtweets had one goal: To give young people a seat at the table of decision-making. One young person spoke about the importance of involving young people in key decisions 👇
Read more: childrenatthetable.org.uk/im…
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Very welcome news that Govt respects #youthvoice leaders as equal stakeholders in their own right. Will be supporting @DCMS to be inclusive of a wide range of representation. #EveryYoungVoiceMatters
